Attachment for dump-carts.



PATNTED MAY I14., 1907.

F. R. HENDERSHUT. ATTACHMENT FDR DUMP CARTS.

LPPLIUATIOF FILED APB.. 14| 1908.

ATTORNEY.:

FULLER R. I-IENDERSI-IOT, OF PLYMOUTH, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR DUMP-CAHTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

Application led April 14,1906. Serial No. 311,712.

T0 @ZZ whom, t muy con/cern.-

Be it known that I, FULLER R. HENDER- sno'r, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Plymouth, in the county of Luzerne and 4State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Attachmentsfor Dump-Carts, of'which the following is aspeci- Iication;

This invention relates generally to dump carts and more particularly toan improved means for fastening said carts, the object being to providean exceedingly cheap and simple appliance by means of which the dart canbe quickly and easily fastened or unfastened,

as desired, and with this object in view the linvention consistsessentially in the employment of a hook adapted to be attached to thefront end of the cart, a bail adapted to en 'gage said hook, said bailbeing pivotally connected to a lever, said lever being so pivoted withreference to the hook and bail that if thrown back or locked, the bailis brought tightly into engagement with the hook and all danger of theparts becoming disengaged avoided.

The invention consists also in certain details of constructionhereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view showing the practicalapplication of my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of thesame; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing the parts unlocked andthe cart ready to be dumped.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the body of the cart, B thethills or shafts and C cross beam connecting the thills or shafts andarranged upon the underside of the same, all of said'parts being of theusual yor any approved construction. A block D is attached to the frontend of the wagon body, said block being Wedge-shaped in order to presenta vertical front face, and connected to this block is a hook E whichhook is adapted to be engaged by a stout metal bail F, the opposite endof the bail being pivotally connected to a lever G which is pivotallymounted between the parallel ears H, said ears being rigidly connectedto the underside of the cross beam C. The bail F, as before stated, isadapted to engage the hook E at one end and when the lever G is thrownback, the bail is drawn down so as to bind all of the parts closetogetherand it will be noted that the bail F is sufficiently broad atits lower end to conveniently straddle the forwardly projecting ears IIso that the lever G can be quickly and easily swung back and forth forthe purpose of locking and unlocking the cart.

It will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 that the pivotal points of thelever and bail are so arranged withvreference to each other that whenthe lever is swung forwardly the bail is raised so that it can bequickly and easily thrown over the hook and vwhen it is desired to lockthe parts it is only necessary to throw the upper end of the bail overthe hook and then force the lever G rearwardly, as shown in full linesin Fig. 2, and the bail is then drawn down a suiiicient distance to bindtightly upon the hook and securely lock all of the parts in their properpositions 1. The combination with the cart thills and cross beam, of ahook arranged at the end of the `cart, a bail adapted to engage saidhook, a lever to which the bail is attached, and means for pivotallysupporting said lever, as set forth.

2. The combination with a cart having a block arranged upon the frontend thereof, of a hook attached to the block, a bail adapted to engagethe hook, a lever to which the lower end of the bail is pivoted, across-beam, a pair of ears connected to said cross beam and the leverpivote-d between the ears, all arranged and adapted to operate.substantially as de- FULLER. R. HENDERSHOT. Witnesses: f

GEO. W. WILLIAMS, JOHN L.JoNEs.

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